Thursday, May 14, 2015

Girls for Pleasure [Dossier Prostitution] (1969) - (dir: Jean-Claude Roy) Belgian poster

Girls for Pleasure (1969) - (dir: Jean-Claude Roy) Belgian poster

This is a 14" x 22" Belgian poster made to promote the 1969 Jean-Claude Roy 87-minute color film Girls for Pleasure [Dossier Prostitution] based on the book by Dominique Dallayrac and starring Katia Tchenko as Monique. Plot summary: This is a documentary about international prostitution, seen from a clinical perspective that seeks to analyze the sexploitation trade economically as a business, both among heterosexuals and homosexuals. The film is not a real documentary since actors and actresses play the parts of the prostitutes, but the narrative gives a factual chronological overview of prostitution and its activity during the last century as described in Dallayrac's book. Individuals involved in all aspects of the business are described and interviewed, including pimps, madams, prostitutes and even a cross-dressing male; cultural variations in several countries are shown along with a number of specialized fetishes, organizational practices and pricing levels used for a range of social classes.

Cast and crew: Jean-Claude Roy, Jean-Philippe Ancelle, Line Arnel, Valerie Boisgel, Michel Carrel, Dominique Dallayrac, Tatia Tchenko, Beatrice Cardon, Valerie Boisgel, Michel Dacquin, Liane Marelli, Edith Ploquin, Line Arnel, Dominique Paturel, Jean-Philippe Ancelle, Miclel Charrel, Adrien Cayla Legrand, France Durin, Marc Dudicourt, Christian Forges





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Saturday, May 9, 2015

The Unknown Singer [المغني المجهول] (Mohammed Al Kahlawi) - (1946) Egyptian oversize poster

The Unknown Singer [al-moghani al-maghul] (1946) - (Mohammed Al Kahlawi) original Egyptian 33x45 stone litho film poster

Pictured is a first printing of a 33.5" x 45" Egyptian stone lithograph poster made by an unknown designer to promote the 105-minute Mostafa Hassan black-and-white film The Unknown Singer [al-moghani al-maghul] starring Mohammed Al Kahlawi based on an idea by Mohammed Al Kahlawi with screenplay and dialogue by Abu Seoud El-Ibiary and cinematography by Mostafa Hassan. Plot summary: Mohammad and Shafiq grew up together. Shafiq became an engineer while Mohammad was unable to finish school and became a skilled decorator. Mohammad also had a beautiful voice and was able to record his singing for radio broadcasts. Mahasen, Shafiq's cousin, loved Mohammad and he reciprocated, but Shafiq also loved her. When Mohammad proposed to Mahasen her father refused to allow it because he wanted her to marry Shafiq. However when Mohammad won a prize for his singing he became an important person and Mahasen's father changed his mind and allowed the marriage.

Cast and crew: Mostafa Hassan, Mohammed Al Kahlawi, Amira Amir, Aziza Amir, Abu Seoud El-Ibiary, Choukoukou, Hassan Fayek, Bechara Wakim, Hagar Hamdi, Fakher Fakher, Souraya Fakhry, Abdel Hamid Zaki, Naima Gamal, Soad Hussein, Mousa Helmy, Abbas Ahmed, Gaber Ahmed, Abbas Hassan





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Friday, May 8, 2015

Show Me the Way People [دلوني يا ناس] (Doria Ahmed) - (1955) oversize Egyptian poster

Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nass] (1955) - (Doria Ahmed) original Egyptian 33x44 film poster

This is a 33" x 44.5" stone litho Egyptian film poster designed by Hassan Mazhar Gasour to promote the 1955 El Sayed Ziada film Show Me the Way People [dillouni ya nass] based on a story by El-Sayed Ziada with cinematography by Bruno Salvi and starring Doria Ahmed as Nahed. Plot summary: Nahed was the daughter of a rich woman renowned for her cruelty. When she fell in love with Hassan [Shukry Sarhan] her mother forbade them to marry and then found the two of them together in a public place. When Nahed fled the scene to avoid her mother she fell into a coma and woke up with amnesia. Lost and confused, she fell prey to an evil magician [Mahmoud El-Meliguy] who bewitched her and employed her as a singer. He contrived to keep her with him and deceive all the people who were looking for her.

Cast and crew: El-Sayed Ziada, Doria Ahmed, Shukry Sarhan, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Bruno Salvi, Kitty, Zeinat Sedki, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Mahmoud Choukoukou, Hind Rostom, Tewfik El Dekn, Alawia Gamil, Omar al Gizawy, Hussein Issa, Shoushou Ezzeddine





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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Shame on You (حرام عليك) (Ismail Yasseen) - (1954) Egyptian poster

Shame on You [haram aleyk] (1954) - (Ismail Yasseen) original Egyptian 23x35 film poster

Pictured is a first printing of an original year 23.5" x 35.25" Egyptian stone litho poster designed by Farag to promote the 1954 92-minute Essa Karama black-and-white film Shame on You [haram aleyk] starring Ismail Yasseen based on screenplay, story and dialogue by Gamal Hamdi with cinematography by Richard Salama. Plot summary: Ismail and Abdou [Ismail Yasseen and Abdel Fatah Al Kasri] are working in a shop that sells antiquities. One day they acquire a crate containing a mummy (that looks like Frankenstein). A sorcerer [Stephan Rosti] thinks he will be able to bring the mummy back to life by replacing its brain with Ismail's brain. The plan goes awry when Ismail and the mummy are laid out side by side for the brain transfer, because the mummy throws off its chains and goes into a zombie-like Frankenstein walk, making various clumsy assaults on the people and fixtures that disrupt the proceedings. Apparently what really brings the mummy to life is the fear of receiving the brain of Ismail Yasseen! Alternate English titles are Ismail Yassin Meets Frankenstein and Ismail and Abdel Meet Frankenstein.

Cast and crew: Ismail Yasseen, Essa Karama, Gamal Hamdi, Mary Shelley, Abdel Fatah Al Kasri, Stephan Rosti, Sanaa Gamil, Nabil Al Alfi, Lola Sedki, Richard Salama, Mohamed Sabih, Abdel Hamid Zaki



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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Victor Margolin: Film Posters in France 1930s - 1960s

This month printmag.com has published a piece by Victor Margolin about the development of French film posters during these years and the artists who contributed to it such as Achille Mauzan, Leonetto Capiello, Renoir and Bernard Lancy. Margolin shows examples of the posters from this innovative period in the development of French film and argues that while French film made a leap forward, the posters used for its promotion were largely in a state of stagnation and decline because the poster graphics industry was not well integrated with the French film studio system. Even though Margolin thinks these posters were short on innovation, they are still beautiful and worth seeing.



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Sunday, May 3, 2015

The Girl from Paris [بنت باريز] (Taheya Cariocca) - (1950) Egyptian one-sheet

The Girl from Paris (1950) - (Taheya Cariocca) Egyptian one-sheet

This is an original-year 23.5" x 35" Egyptian poster designed by Studio Gasour and Khatab and printed by al-Halaby printers of Cairo to promote the 1950 Helmy Rafla film The Girl from Paris [bint bariz] starring Taheya Cariocca based on story and dialogue by Abou Seoud El-Ibiary with cinematography by Bruno Salvi. Plot summary: The manager of a theater where Adel [Mohammad Fawzi] worked as a musician hired a French dancer to work with him; when a cable came to the manager apologizing that the dancer would not be coming to Cairo, he hired a local look-alike [Taheya Cariocca] whom he falsely presented as the French dancer. Adel was not aware of the impersonation at first but he fell in love with the substitute and married her even after he realized what had happened.

Cast and crew: Muhammad Fawzi, Taheya Cariocca, Leila Fawzi, Helmy Rafla, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Aziz Osman, Samiha Tawfiq, Stephan Rosti, Elias Moadab, Abou Seoud El-Ibiary, Bruno Salvi, Sanaa Samih, Wedad Hamdy, Edmond Tuema, Abdel Moneim Ismail



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The Ten Most Expensive Film Posters

Is the poster beautiful? Does it carry a compelling message? Does it have powerful emotional impact? Does it represent the movie it was made to advertise? In the minds of many, these are silly questions. What really matters is a poster's dollar value! Film posters are not just wall decor, you see; they are portfolio commodities for investors! An article in The Guardian from March 2012 lists:

The Ten Most Expensive Film Posters

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